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Frequently Asked Questions About Sailmakers

Sailmakers design and create sails for boats of all kinds, from yachts and catamarans to dinghys and sailboats. Other companies focus on repair and service of sails. Either way, it’s important to select a company that is reputable within the field, with many years of experience. Check out these frequently asked questions about sailmakers:

What Overall Services Do You Provide Marine Clients?Sailmakers offer everything from design to repair. Their services may include general checks of sail condition and stitching, sail washing, spot cleaning, canvas repair and storage. Collection and delivery are two other main services offered, with professionals collecting your sail from your vessel, providing service, then returning it to you.

What Design Services Do You Offer?Many sailmakers employ teams of engineers who create effective construction methods, sail handling systems, batten systems and attachments for a variety of marine vessels. They use state of the art 3D modeling systems and airflow to come up with the best sails and accessories for a particular vessel, whether to race or use for recreation. Often times, in-house analysis and CAD programs help to determine designs, loads and other requirements. Engineers can model and predict wind range and crossover charts before fitting a sail system to a boat.

What Kinds of Racing Sails Do You Create?Those in the boat racing industry know how important a sail is to any given vessel. The sail must pick up just the right amount of wind without providing drag to slow the boat down. Sailmakers may offer many types of sails, such as crosscut, tri-radial, spinnakers and laminates.

Custom boat designers might need to find sailmakers that can design sails for the different vessels that they produce. Sailmakers who offer custom design building services can be very helpful to boat builders, but before you hire one you need to be certain that the one you choose can give you the services that you need. There are many different sailmakers listed in the online directory and on the Internet that you can hire for your project. Knowing what questions to ask them will help you choose one that can make reliable sales for you. When you first contact the companies, you can determine how much experience they have by asking them how long they have been in the industry. If they have been designing sails for several years then they should be able to use canvas and other cloths for cruising and racing ships, genoas, port yachts, sloops, and other vessels. Ask the companies to give you references of other clients that they have worked for. When you contact them ask what types of sails they have built for their racing and cruising boats. If they have made products that work well with their main heads, sprits, spars, jibs, bows, hulls, cordage, rollers, yardarms, booms, and full masts, then they should be able to make some that will work well with your rig as well. Ask the sailmakers that are interested in building the products for you to give you written price quotes so you can compare their prices easily.